speaker advice

[shoesteve 6]

currently i use 2 m500ts with mk2 mod and i bi amp them without a crossover using polk monitor 70's....this sounds very good to me, but i was looking at some old speakers on ebay and craigs list. klipsch heresy has been popping out alot. i was wondering if anyone had experience with these speakers. from what i read they are supposed to be very good sounding speakers. my monitor 70's are a few months old. are these old klipsch speakers (in good condition) seriously gonna sound better than a new set of med range speakers? of course without some surgery i wont be ably to biamp ...any thoughts? any suggestions on a good older speaker i may be able to pick up rather cheap? the cornwalls are nice but out of my price range

[kve777 6,888]

I've had several pairs of Klipsch Heresy speakers. I run Polks right now too, RTA-15tl's. You may find the Klipsch horns quite a bit brighter and way more efficient. You would NOT need two M-500's for a pair of Heresy's. One is overkill. I liked the LaScala's for more bass than the Heresy. Better have a BIG room for those. My two cents.

[Nahash5150 10,704]

Just to caution you Steve - vintage speakers are very nice, but chances are you're going to have to perform some repairs and reconditioning on them.

[slbenz 110]

Having owned a set of Klipsch Heresy IIs for years, you won't need to biamp them.  They are very efficient.  Around 96dB/watt.  You would be probably better off with a low-powered tube amp.  The highs are quite piercing if you don't match it up with the right amp.  

[snow 240]

Having owned a set of Klipsch Heresy IIs for years, you won't need to biamp them.  They are very efficient.  Around 96dB/watt.  You would be probably better off with a low-powered tube amp.  The highs are quite piercing if you don't match it up with the right amp.  

Great advice.

 

 

REGARDS SNOW 

[Daddyjt 9,616]

I am currently bi-amping my Klipsch RF7s with two MKII 1.0ts. I recently had the opportunity to pick up a MKII 500t, and did a side by side. I found the 500t a better match with my RF7s, and am currently searching for a good donor 500t to mod, and have a pair.

 

My speakers are rated at 103db sensitivity, but I still like the extra power from bi-amping.... FWIW.

[slbenz 110]

Another thought on Klipsch speakers from the same era.  You may find that the Forte would be better balanced than the Heresys because of the increased amount of bass that the Heresys lack.  The Heresys lose bass around 60Hz and when I had mine, I has to use a subwoofer to supplement the lower registers, unlike the Fortes that go down to 32Hz.  In my area, the Fortes and Heresys are pretty close to the same price. 

[shoesteve 6]

im astounded at the way my 2 mk2's sound. i dont feel the need to crank it so much like i used to and listening to all kinds of different music now because evrything sounds better